Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-

[Individual was a Grammy awardee, a Peabody awardee and a Presidential Medal awardee.]

found: All music guide WWW site, Apr. 16, 2001(Bernice Johnson Reagon, b. Oct 4, 1942 in Dougherty City, GA)

found: African American National Biography, accessed March 21, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Reagon, Bernice Johnson; Bernice Johnson; musician, historian, singer, composer, educator; born 04 October 1942 in Albany, Georgia, United States; studied voice at Albany State College (1959-1962); BA in History from Spelman College (1970); PhD in History from Howard University (1975); founding member and director of Harambee Singers in Atlanta (1966); founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock, Grammy Award-winning cappella (1973-2003); worked as a folklorist, program director, and curator for the Smithsonian Institution (1974); was professor of history at American University, Washington DC (1993); received the Peabody Award for Wade in the Water: African American Sacred Traditions (1994); won Presidential Medal (1995), Isadora Duncan Award (1996), Leeway Laurel National Award for Women in the Arts (2000); William and Camille Cosby Endowed Professor in the Fine Arts at Spelman College (2002-2004))

[Individual was a Grammy awardee, a Peabody awardee and a Presidential Medal awardee.]